| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 222 pages) |
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Presence of absence -- Exploring sense of emptiness : a cognitive overview -- Emptiness in Confucianism -- Emptiness in haiku poetry -- The concept of emptiness in ancient Japanese myth and religion -- The medieval meaning of existence -- Stillness and silence in Alexander Sokurov's films : an affinity with Japan -- Communication culture and gesture use -- The construct of emptiness Augé's Anthropology of 'non-places' -- Counting system and classifier/non-classifier languages -- Information structure and a role of topic/focus in East Asian languages -- Concept of time : future tense and emptiness -- Prospects on emptiness |
| Summary |
Human perception is often believed to function holistically, especially in the tradition of Gestalt psychology, involving a focused item and its surrounding. This holistic approach can allow us to explain something that is not directly experienced in our |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Emptiness (Philosophy)
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Cognitive Psychology.
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SCIENCE -- Cognitive Science.
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Emptiness (Philosophy)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Toyota, Junichi, 1973- editor.
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Hallonsten, Pernilla, editor.
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Shchepetunina, Marina, editor.
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| ISBN |
1443835862 |
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9781443835862 |
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1283436663 |
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9781283436663 |
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